Let the interviews begin!

[Swaayze]

Well if DAL is out y'all can have my interview slot. Maybe that's why I didn't get an invite yet (I indicated DAL and "will not relocate" on my app).

Good luck all


BTW, PBI is Palm Beach, FL and CMH is Columbus

 

[Ultra Grump]

Is there an echo in here?

 

[netjetwife]

The originator of the Domicile System has since abandoned his (brain) child when he quietly left after having accomplished his mission of dragging out the contract battle as long as he could. Here are the options--laid out by my husband. Take the job now if you can manage to make the assigned city work out. You will be higher on the seniority list than those that may flood in after the DS is scrapped or reworked, assuming that happens. Should you decide to wait until things change enough for you to take the job, realize that others who held back like you did will be just as quick to apply at that time, increasing the competition. The following comments are my own opinion.

It's regrettable, but not at all surprising, that DAL has been pulled from the list. Given the cost of living at the other domiciles the ones most affordable are going to be filled first, especially on the low FO wages being offered. If they were wise they'd be opening more domiciles instead of closing the few they started with. That's an option the company has that's built into the CBA. I'm sure that interested pilots could come up with at least half a dozen suggestions for new domiciles. Why not call the company and give them your suggestion by way of a question---Will you be offering (name your logical choice) as a domicile in the near future? The laws of economics show that companies often respond to consumer demands. If you're not able to make one of the offered cities work then you have nothing to lose by asking, right?

None of us are privy to the level of commitment they have to Boisture's brainchild . What if it was weak enough that signs of it becoming a hiring obstacle caused them to abandon the idea completely or forced them to make it more attractive to applicants? Again, my idea of consumer activism applies only to those of you who were going to withdraw your application anyway.

 

[netjetwife]

When I started this process the word on the street was for 06 you would get to pick any of the domiciles. Now I sit waiting for the invite and DAL is not on the table. I want to work at NJA, but I can't move the family. What to do?

You are not required to live at the domicile city, just to show up there to start your tour. If you can manage to commute, then taking the job is still an option. As you pointed out, things changed quicker than we all expected. My husband says that can happen again. Things could have changed again by the time you interview. It's worth a gamble. There is no longer a training contract so you can always leave if the commute becomes unbearable and/or the wait too long to get home basing. Good luck what ever you decide to do.
NJW

 

[Archie Bunker]

Congratulations on the interview Archie. How long between the wait mail and the interview e-mail. Thanks!

I received the "wait" email on Feb 2nd, and got the interview invite on March 14th.....about a 6 week wait.

 

[Archie Bunker]

Congrats Arch - Good luck to you. Let us know if anything has changed from the gouge. Don't know what I'd do if LAX isn't offered.

I'm with you Baja. Long distance commuting will be a deal killer for me, so it's either LAX or I'll have to turn down the job offer, if I am so lucky.

I believe that the more NJA restricts its domiciles, the harder it will be for them to find qualified applicants. Moving to a job for 46K a year is just not a player for many folks out there. I'm personally hoping that NJA management can see the error of their ways and starts to offer home basing again. Well, I can hope, can't I?

 

[netjetwife]

Yes, Archie, you can hope and with good reason. As astute NJ pilots have pointed out, the company has had other brainstorms in the past that have long since faded from view. You are certainly not alone in your hopes that the same thing happens to the domicile experiment. You, and Baja, have even more reason to be hopeful about getting LAX. With its high cost of living, it isn't as much in demand as DAL was. Good luck to both of you.
NJW

 

[AirBear8]

I received the "wait" email on Feb 2nd, and got the interview invite on March 14th.....about a 6 week wait.

My friend sent his app in about 2 weeks ago and just got the turn down email the other day. We're guessing it's because he hasn't flown in over a year. But he has over 600 hours PIC doing International Cargo in DC-10's, was a pilot at ValueJet and US Airways then flew CRJ200's at PSA. He lives 2 hours from CMH so we're hoping they'll reconsider if the pool starts to dry up.

AirBear

 

[Willy21]

Netjetwife
Thanks for your input, I really do appriciate it. The reason Net Jets was on my list of companies to work for is that I could lvie and be based in DAL. I live here at the moment and commute to SLC using the non-rev bennies. I think it would be tougher not having that option. Net Jets is a good company, better than any regional, I and would love to work there. I just will not leave a job that I have seniority at to commute. Did it once and I hope to not do it again.

 

[netjetwife]

Willy 21, your reasoning makes perfect sense to me. I wasn't aware of your current situation. You sound like you'd be a perfect candidate for my consumer campaign. When you turn down the job be sure to tell them why. The cause you help may be your own if the domicile system is expanded enough to be workable for pilots, or better yet, scrapped all together.

Airbear, please let us know if that happens. It sounds like a good barometer to me, as well.